The 61-year-old was also filmed by undercover Telegraph reporters discussing an alleged £400,000 speaking deal in the Far East, mocking his predecessor Roy Hodgson's voice and criticising Gary Neville.

While fans are divided over whether Allardyce should retain his job, it is worth remembering that he is far from the first England manger to talk his way into trouble.

Here, we look back at some of the scandals to have embroiled former Three Lions coaches...

1999 - Glenn Hoddle loses job over reincarnation beliefs

Glenn Hoddle after he is sacked as England coach in February 1999 (Image: Phil Cole /Allsport)

Glenn Hoddle lost his job as England manager in early 1999 after he suggested people who suffered from physical disabilities may have made "mistakes" in a previous life.

In a un-aired interview with BBC 5Live, he said: "I have got an inner belief and an inner faith with God. I do believe spiritually we have to progress because we've been here before. The physical body is just an overcoat for your spirit. At death you take the overcoat off and your spirit will go on to another life in a spirit dimension.

"I think we make mistakes when we are down here and our spirit has to come back and learn. That's why there is an injustice in the world. Why there's certain people born into the world with terrible physical problems and why there's a family who has got everything right, physically and mentally."

Hoddle later apologised for his remarks, saying: "I accept I made a serious error of judgement in an interview which caused misunderstanding and pain to a number of people. This was never my intention and for this I apologise."

2006 - Sven-Göran Eriksson and the 'fake sheikh'

Sven Goran-Eriksson was involved in a sting in 2006 (Image: AFP/Getty)

Five months before the 2006 World Cup Sven-Göran Eriksson landed himself in trouble after spilling a bit too much to the infamous 'fake sheikh'.

A reporter from now defunct paper News of the World treated then-England boss Eriksson to a lavish Champagne-fuelled lunch while pretending to be a wealthy Arab businessman interested in buying Aston Villa.

During the undercover operation, Eriksson offered to 'tap up' David Beckham and persuade him to swap Real Madrid for Villa. He also claimed Michael Owen was unhappy at Newcastle and made various other remarks about members of his England dressing room.

The FA decided to stick with the Swede, but not before he was forced to call around his England squad offering apologies to various members.

2010 - Fabio Capello and the 'Capello Index'

Fabio Capello was hammered for a player ratings system that appeared online in 2010

Just before the 2010 World Cup - a tournament expunged from most England fans' memories - already unpopular Three Lions manager Fabio Capello came under fire after a controversial player ratings system, called the Capello Index, was published online.

The system rated players out of 100 based on a statistical system devised by the Italian coach. The website itself made an effort to distance itself from the manager, saying his input had been limited, but the damage was already done.

England's World Cup squad scored relatively poorly on the index with keeper Rob Green soring just 51.67. In fact, not a single England player made the top 45 on the index.

Capello demanded that the ratings be taken offline, which they were three days later.

"I did not authorise this and am angry it was published," said Capello.

2012 - Roy Hodgson's London Underground revelations

Roy Hodgson revealed Rio Ferdinand's England career was over while on the Tube (Image: Getty)

Roy Hodgson hit the headlines for the wrong reasons in 2012 when he revealed a little too much during a London Underground journey.

The then-England manager was travelling on the Jubilee Line as he made his way to the Emirates Stadium to watch Arsenal’s ­Champions League game against Olympiacos.

And when asked if Rio Ferdinand would play for England again, Hodgson told a fellow passenger: “I very much doubt it. He hasn’t played for England for quite a while.

“I have to say it is over for him and England. It has got to be the end of the road. He is pushing 34 and hasn’t played for England for a long, long time.”

Hodgson later made public apology to Ferdinand, saying: "I'm disappointed that a story like that came out and I apologise to him."